Structural investigation of K-feldspar KAlSi3O8 crystals by XRD and Raman spectroscopy: an application to petrological study of Luc Yen Pegmatites, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam

K-feldspars in pegmatites from Luc Yen gem mining area, Yen Bai province, Vietnam were studied by X-ray fluorescence, X-ray powder diffraction and the Raman spectroscopy. Chemical analysis determined the K-feldspars in the form of (K0:8909Na0:0388Ca0:002Pb0:0042Cs0:0024Rb0:0338)(Al0:9975Fe0:0053Ti0:0004)Si2:988O8. Both X-ray powder diffraction and Raman spectroscopy indicated Luc Yen K-feldspars as orthoclase phase. Together with the values of Al content of the T1 tetrahedral sites in orthoclase, it is understood that Luc Yen pegmatites are of young ages (Cenozoic) and shallow intrusive types

Strategies of the Poorest in Local Water Conflict and Cooperation - Evidence from Vietnam, Bolivia and Zambia

Media stories often speak of a future dominated by large-scale water wars. Rather less attention has been paid to the way water conflicts already play out at local levels and form part of people’s everyday lives. Based on case study studies from Vietnam, Bolivia and Zambia, this paper examines the strategies of poor households in local water conflicts. It is shown how such households may not only engage actively in collaborative water management but may also apply risk aversion strategies when faced with powerful adversaries in conflict situations. It is further shown how dependency relations between poor and wealthy households can reduce the scope of action for the poor in water conflicts. As a result, poor households can be forced to abstain from defending their water resources in order to maintain socio-economic and political ties with the very same households that oppose them in water conflicts. The paper concludes by briefly discussing how the poorest can be supported in local water conflicts. This includes ensuring that alternative spaces for expressing grievances exist and are accessible; facilitating that water sharing agreements and rights are clearly stipulated and monitored; and working beyond water governance to reduce the socio-economic dependency-relations of poor household

Strategies of the poorest in local water conflict and cooperation - evidence from Vietnam, Bolivia and Zambia

Media stories often speak of a future dominated by large-scale water wars. Rather less attention has been paid to the way water conflicts play out at local levels and form part of people's everyday lives. Based on case study studies from Vietnam, Bolivia and Zambia, this paper examines the strategies of poor households in local water conflicts. It is shown how such households may not only engage actively in collaborative water management but may also apply risk aversion strategies when faced with powerful adversaries in conflict situations. It is further shown how dependency relations between poor and wealthy households can reduce the scope of action for the poor in water conflicts. As a result, poor households can be forced to abstain from defending their water resources in order to maintain socio-economic and political ties with the very same households that oppose them in water conflicts. The paper concludes by briefly discussing how the poorest can be supported in local water conflicts. This includes ensuring that alternative spaces for expressing grievances exist and are accessible; facilitating that water sharing agreements and rights are clearly stipulated and monitored; and working beyond water governance to reduce the socio-economic dependency-relations of poor households

Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma update (ARIA 2008) - western and Asian-Pacific perspective

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology274237-24

Anticorpos IgG anti-Neospora caninum e Toxoplasma gondii em búfalas (Bubalus bubalis) criadas no estado do Pará Occurrence of IgG antibodies anti-Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in female water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) raised in the Brazilian state of Pará

Para determinar a ocorrência de anticorpos IgG anti-Neospora caninum e Toxoplasma gondii em 14 unidades produtivas de búfalos, situadas em 13 municípios no estado do Pará, foram coletadas amostras de soro sanguíneo de 374 fêmeas adultas. Os soros foram submetidos à reação de imunofluorescência indireta (RIFI), utilizando-se os títulos 200 e 64, respectivamente como ponto de corte para N. caninum e T. gondii. Obteve-se 153 (40,9%) de animais soropositivos para N. caninum com 100% das propriedades com focos da infecção, enquanto que quatro búfalas (1,1%) foram soropositivas em quatro fazendas para T. gondii e uma búfala (0,27%) foi soropositiva para ambos parasitos. A presença de anticorpos é um indicativo da circulação desses protozoários em búfalos das propriedades estudadas, representando uma fonte de infecção para outros animais, assim como o possível envolvimento em distúrbios reprodutivos nessa espécie.<br>To investigate the occurrence of antibodies IgG anti-Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii, blood samples were collected from 374 adult female water buffaloes originated from 14 production units located in 13 counties of the state of Pará. The sera were subjected to indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA), using titers of 200 and 64 as IFA cut off points for N. caninum and T. gondii, respectively. Hundred and fifty three (40.9%) buffaloes were sero-positive for N. caninum, with 100% of the properties being sources of infection. Four buffaloes (1.1%) in four farms were seropositive for T. gondii, and one buffalo cow (0.27%) was seropositive for the two parasites. The presence of antibodies indicates that these protozoan parasites are circulating among buffaloes from the properties studied, representing a source of infection to other animals, as well as a possible cause of reproductive disorders in this species

Effect of double dose oseltamivir on clinical and virological outcomes in children and adults admitted to hospital with severe influenza: Double blind randomised controlled trial

10.1136/bmj.f3039BMJ (Online)3467911-BMJO